I Am That –by Shantanand Saraswati
Before you can begin to realize what you are, you have to come out of what you are not. You are not those worn out opinions, those changing feelings, that separate ego. Well then, what are you? You will find when you have come out of what you are not, that the birds...
A Poem for Reflection: Are you looking for me?
August 24, 2022 — Part of my process of moving towards healing and wholeness is reflecting on thoughts and ideas from those who have gone before me. Often these come in the form of poetry. I have a poem today that speaks to me about finding the place of wholeness in...
Practical Advice on Overcoming the Split in our Souls
August 17, 2022 — If you’ve been tracking with me, you probably remember that we unpacked a 700-year-old Chinese ghost story that describes a reality we all face — compartmentalizing the “light and good and presentable” parts of ourselves and the “dark and scary and...Read more“And likewise, in healing trauma, the relational experience of having fear, or hurt, or loss, or confusion hosted inside another person’s co-regulating presence, where “you” and “me” realize the experience of being one shared heart, is the knowing of ourselves as loving presence.”